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Recent Examples of calmly
Crouched down in her jump seat hiding from the hijackers, Ong calmly reported their names and seat numbers to the FBI before her death.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Prime Video series ends with a horrified Daniel looking at Cherry, who's shown smiling at him with her hands calmly resting on very pregnant belly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
But, mostly, Detective Williams calmly demonstrates her frustrations to them.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Discussions around social media have the best chance of success when a parent is able to approach it calmly.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
With her eyes closed, Val calmly patted her feline.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
On February 8 that year, Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) walked calmly into the Meridian Mortgage Company in downtown Indianapolis and asked to see Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery), who ran the business and was well known to him.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
On the podcast, Allen calmly surmised his time on Earth is numbered, and shot down Maher's suggestion that artificial intelligence might prolong his life.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Smugly and calmly, Baranov presents his transformation as a response to the way Russia itself was changing during this time.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Prime Video series ends with a horrified Daniel looking at Cherry, who's shown smiling at him with her hands calmly resting on very pregnant belly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
But, mostly, Detective Williams calmly demonstrates her frustrations to them.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Discussions around social media have the best chance of success when a parent is able to approach it calmly.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
With her eyes closed, Val calmly patted her feline.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
On February 8 that year, Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) walked calmly into the Meridian Mortgage Company in downtown Indianapolis and asked to see Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery), who ran the business and was well known to him.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
On the podcast, Allen calmly surmised his time on Earth is numbered, and shot down Maher's suggestion that artificial intelligence might prolong his life.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Smugly and calmly, Baranov presents his transformation as a response to the way Russia itself was changing during this time.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly
Adverb
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Esther is smiling; Bella looks coolly down her nose and into the lens.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Lend your support to those who are peacefully campaigning for Palestine.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Redford passed away peacefully at his home in Sundance, Utah, surrounded by family.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All three kittens were in a cage in the trunk of their minivan, placidly watching us.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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One goalkeeper robot stood placidly as its opponent kicked a ball at its legs several times before finally managing to score.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Calmly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calmly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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